The Louisiana Health Care Alliance (LHCA) presented Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley with its 2004 Leadership in Health Care Award for his commitment to improving the availability and affordability of health care in Louisiana. The group’s president and CEO Butch …
Okay, I admit it: I’m a “Law and Order” junkie. The long-running television show’s reruns are in heavy rotation on the TNT network and I think I’ve seen every ripped-from-the-headlines episode from past seasons a gazillion times. So, was I …
The last Oldsmobile, painted a commemorative dark cherry red, rolled off the assembly line in April 2004. During its 107-year history, the company produced more than 35 million cars and pioneered innovations like chrome-plated trim and front-wheel-drive. Oldsmobile sold more …
BidCentral, a bidding tool for salvage buyers, has been introduced by Vemark, a Boca Raton, Fla., firm specializing in vehicle economic loss recovery management solutions. BidCentral integrates with Vemark’s SNaps Auction Management solution for bid processing at physically managed salvage …
An electronic invoicing and payment application system designed for carriers has been introduced by Benefitfocus.com Inc., a Charleston, S.C. provider of enrollment and benefit programs. According to Shawn Jenkins, CEO eBilling integrates with Legacy and enrollment systems to provide a …
A $2.6 million contract to install a new Medata medical bill processing system has been signed by the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. According to Gregory A. Burton, WVCC executive director, the system will improve efficiency in medical billing and …
Atlanta-based AssuranceAmerica Corp., with operations in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, has been approved by the Department of Insurance to sell policies in Alabama. AssuranceAmerica, a property and casualty insurance organization, focuses on the non-standard private passenger automobile market. It …
College professors in Kentucky have joined the ranks of Americans claiming health effects from mold contamination. According to the Maysville Ledger-Independent, Mayville Community College faculty, including two nursing lab members, complained of respiratory ailments. An investigation uncovered several forms of …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America supports HB 3284, legislation to repeal South Carolina’s Second Injury Fund, which it says, due to excessive costs, has hindered economic development. The fund’s goal was to encourage employers to hire or retain …
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Jan. 11 issued its decision in Progressive Casualty Ins. V. Leachman, holding that Progressive’s UIM selection form constituted a “meaningful offer,” and that in making that offer, it is sufficient for an insurer to …
